"When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race." Jay Foonberg

Weekly Running Log

Friday, April 1, 2011

March Review

It is hard to believe that March is gone. Races began filling our calendar shortly after the Mardi Gras Marathon. As hindsight is 20/20...AND I have to experience stuff before I believe it...I've found that maybe taking more rest time from the marathon should have been done. I've had "weird" aches and pains that seem to come and go as well as pop up when you least expect it. Even now, it's happening. Being the "smart" person I am (tongue in cheek here), I registered to run a half marathon next week. What was I thinking!! Listening to my body wasn't good enough that I had to push this poor thing to its limits! This time, training has not been something I've enjoyed as much as I usually do. But this is for another post...

I reviewed my runs for the month of March and was pleasantly surprised. Now, I'm pretty sure of the "why's" of the aches and pains mentioned in the paragraph above.

March stats:

Run Distance: 85.15 miles Run Time: 14:27:04 min

Walk Distance: 10.31 miles Walk Time: 2:38:12 min

Total Distance: 95.46 miles Total Time: 17:05:16 min

Races: 3 out of 4 Saturdays Days of week running: 5

I'm trying to incorporate more walking on a regular basis. I know it's good for you and I want to use, yet rest, my legs with some exercise. I'm sure not everyone agrees with this method but I know some that live by it and by watching them this works! So I will continue to work this in with my running. I use to not warm up or cool down. Though I don't always warm up, I have been doing a better job at cooling down.

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